perseverate

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The minute I think I can't enjoy my favorite snack, I perseverate about it.

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  1. intransitive verb Psychology To manifest or experience perseveration.

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  • It's tempting to perseverate about the corruption, the pollution, the traffic, some crime, the conflict with the Palestinians for which there is no possible solution at present. —  Israel Hasbara Committee
  • Banality aside, let's correct the term 'we' as well as turn this phrase into a poignant indictment: "The global elite are starving a billion people to death, and tearing apart the planet's tapestry of life in order to perseverate in their industrio-psychopathy."
  • They analyze; they perseverate; for almost 400 pages, they can't stop talking. —  The American Prospect Articles
  • His self-published writings perseverate on conspiracy after conspiracy theory, which to my mind, puts him squarely in the secular category of old guys on bar stools discussing the latest exciting "horrible-thing-that-isn't true." —  The Moderate Voice
  • Contrast this with ruminators, who perseverate on their feelings without taking action. —  Positive Psychology News Daily
 

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  1. Back-formation from perseveration.
 

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